How Has You Foaling Season Been So Far? Unassisted Deliveries or Problems?

[Sandy B]

Last year so many of our members had problems and losses with their foaling and I thought it would be good to see how everyone does this year and if it goes any better.

For me we had one mini mare abort a pinto colt. She was about 2 months early. She had a pretty severe colic two days before she aborted and the cord appeared extremely twisted.

Since then we had one Quarter Horse mare foal a gorgeous buckskin filly.

We are still expecting 5 mini mares to foal and have two of those in being watched as of yesterday. They are just a few days over 300 and one is bagging up and the other has not started yet.

 

[Becky]

Mine is not going well so far. One mare aborted early Feb and another had a bad dystocia 2 weeks ago. But, it will get better! One mare under camera now and another close behind.

 

[REO]

We have not started yet! I'm watching 3 mares. I hope they hurry up because I have more coming due in April!

 

[Lori W]

One mare aborted in late January, at approximately 240 days - no known reason and the mare bounched back quickly, thank goodness. We're watching the remaining five now. Three of them were hand bred - we know their due dates so we can plan accordingly. But two were purchased 'pasture bred' June 1 through Sept. 1 without much additional info on them, so we're watching them like hawks!

 

[raine]

One fantastic colt, nearly 3 weeks old and waiting on 2 more , fingers crossed all goes well..good luck everyone

 

[Zipper]

one awesome filly, no problems and waiting on 4 but have no idea when came to us pastured with stallion

 

[PNARanch]

Seems like I am hearing about a lot of aborted foals this year. My only bred mare aborted three weeks ago at 270 days.

 

[frostedpineminis]

one mare aborted due to twisted cord and another aborted for no apparent reason, so waiting not very patiently for a healthy baby as I am a little down from the losses

 

[Minimor]

No problem here--one mare bred and she delivered a healthy foal, unassisted, on Feb. 18th.

 

[vickie gee]

It has been a good year--filly back in January/unassisted and colt in February that was delivered easily.

 

[Tony]

We lost a really TINY full sister to Fan Man yesterday. Her dam had no bag and was in labor when I checked at 7 a.m. Red bag. Head and both legs turned back. Got out fairly quickly but unable to resusitate. Black pinto and smaller than Fan Man was.

 

[Sandy B]

We lost a really TINY full sister to Fan Man yesterday. Her dam had no bag and was in labor when I checked at 7 a.m. Red bag. Head and both legs turned back. Got out fairly quickly but unable to resusitate. Black pinto and smaller than Fan Man was.

Oh man I am sorry, is mom doing okay? You were lucky to get that bad of a dystocia corrected and out.

 

[supaspot]

Ill answer when the foals are all born , dont want to tempt fate

 

[Kim~Crayonboxminiatures]

I've had one client's mare foal here so far, and it was text book no problems!